Thursday, September 22, 2016

I Am Almost Afraid He Won't Make It Through The Night.....

Today Baron is even worse than he was yesterday.  He still won't eat or even take special treats that he used to just love. A new thing that has developed is that we could not get him to lay down.  He is also showing that his left hind leg seems to be paining him a great deal.

The laying down thing is really serious.  He was going from room to room like he was searching for his normal places to lay down and rest but he just DIDN'T.  Instead, he stood in each place, with his head down, and was rocking from exhaustion/pain.  The Beast said he would give him something for the pain but we can't get him to swallow anything (except his water).  After his drinking about a gallon of water, we tried to take him out front so he could pee but he acted totally afraid and stood on the porch with his head down.  No matter how we tried to coax him, no dice.

After hours of this, I think he finally gave up and did lay down or he would have fallen down.  Diane came to the house with me after dinner and saw what we had been saying.  She tried coaxing him with some chicken treats he normally loves but he just didn't even try to eat one.  When she left , she was crying.  She said to me, *He's such a good dog.*  I gave her a hug and said, *What will be, will be, Diane.*  She went back to her house, crying.  I cried, too.

The princess is coming over tomorrow after she drops Chewlee off at school to help the Beast get Baron into the car.  Dennis volunteered, if needed, to come over and help move Baron into the car on a rug we have that Baron fits on just perfectly.  He may even go to the vet's office with him so that he can get Baron out of the car and into the vet's office.  It's all just so sad because we don't know what's wrong and poor Baron can't tell us.  Dennis said to me, before the Beast got to the house when I told them what was going on,  that the Beast would be devastated if Baron died.  I told him that I knew that since they are best buddies.

I can't tell you how many times the Beast got down on the floor and tried to get Baron to lay down and put his head in his lap.  Even yesterday, this would have worked but Baron just stood there, on shaky legs, with his head down and the most  sad face on him.  That's really why I am scared to death that Baron may not last the night.  I told the Beast, *I feel like he's saying goodbye but it breaks his heart.*  That got me an angry look from the Beast but he didn't deny that is how HE felt, too.

I will probably be up all night, checking to make sure Baron is breathing.  No, I'm not being morbid, it's just that he has to have something seriously wrong with him for him to be acting this way.  Baron really IS a good dog and losing him will break my heart.

Freddy (the rooster), ended up getting beat with the broom today when he attacked the Beast.  We thought Freddy had gotten over trying to be the boss of it all but he was just planning his attack tonight.  He came at the Beast with his claws and beak, trying to hurt him.  If the Beast hadn't had on his blue jeans, he might have succeeded in his plot.  Instead, the Beast got the broom out and just swatted him each time Freddy came at him.  He thinks he finally hurt him because he finally ran into the coop and stopped attacking.  The hens had all scattered but came back when the Beast scattered the cracked corn for them.  I think Freddy may be heading for a soup pot soon.

I have to go check on Baron again so I will get this posted.  I will let you know how things turn out.  Love you all.  Say a prayer for Baron please.  I don't want him to take that trip over the rainbow bridge just yet.  ***Hugs***

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